After the first day of qualifying, three Black men have qualified to represent the newly drawn sixth Congressional district that now favors an African-American to win. They are Republican Elbert Guillory and Democrats Cleo Fields and Quentin Anderson.

Fields, a state senator from Baton Rouge, believes in the Voting Rights Act and that the state should have a second majority-minority district because a third of Louisiana’s population is Black.
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Guillory is a former state lawmaker from Opelousas. The 80-year-old says he’s running to improve education and lower crime….
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Louisiana Radio Network will reach out to the Anderson campaign today for his thoughts.

The Louisiana Department of Health has launched the State Health Improvement Plan, or SHIP, to ensure they’re meeting the health goals of the state. Mel Bridges has more.
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A nine-year-old boy continues to recover from getting bitten in the leg by an alligator while swimming in Lake Pontchartrain on Sunday. LSU Ag Center Alligator Specialist Mark Shirley says if you are swimming in Louisiana’s waterways, you need to be aware of alligators…
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